Paddington, the wandering bear left at the station, has found a new owner. Ben Whishaw has replaced Colin Firth as the voice of the character in an upcoming film, after Firth 'consciously uncoupled' from the role.

Paddington follows the clumsy misadventures of the beloved bear from darkest Peru, who's found at Paddington station and adopted by a London family. Firth pulled out because he said Paddington "simply doesn't have my voice". No clip so far has included Paddington speaking, but presumably the grunts, groans and moans on the trailer - in which Paddington destroys his hosts' bathroom - are Firth's own.

"I've had the joy of seeing most of the film and it's going to be quite wonderful," Firth said. "I still feel rather protective of this bear and I'm pestering them all with suggestions for finding a voice worthy of him."